Lauren Smith and Scott Hengens had a beautiful, small ceremony at the Houmas House for just their family. Even though it was raining, we had a great time!

“Thank you so much for the time and energy you gave to me and Scott on Saturday,” says the bride. “You were unbelievable. You didn’t let the rain stop you, and you kept such a positive attitude! I have had so many people tell me what a great job you did and what a wonderful person you were to work with. I am so excited to see the pictures because I know they are going to be beautiful. I cannot thank you enough.”

Leger’s Catering provided the food for OP Baton Rouge’s opening event in September 2008, and we are so happy to be working with them again! These photos will be used to help them launch their new website.

It was hard to only look at the food while it was being photographed, but we were able to sample everything at the end of the night — and it was well worth the wait!

Jenn is super excited to have finally gotten some great shots of Baton Rouge’s own blues man Henry Gray! She had to go all the way to the Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ, but you won’t hear her complaining. The weather for the Phoenix Blues Blast Festival was great and music was in the air. Thanks to the Phoenix Blues Society for their wonderful hospitality!

Jenn still has available appointments for “Meet me at the Beach” in April. Please contact the Baton Rouge office to schedule a time. Portrait sessions are $325 and include the sitting fee, one fine art 8×10, and the ability to view and share your proofs online.

Jenn has just returned from her weeklong trip to Memphis, TN, for the International Blues Challenge. IBC is a four-day competition, this year with more than 150 acts from all over the world performing on Beale Street. The newest addition this year was the kid’s showcase, during which young blues musicians played in a safe, non-competitive environment. The photos below are of Sean Carney, IBC “Most Promising Guitar” winner in 2007, with a group of kids from various bands jamming after their showcase ended.

“I remember thinking there was no better place on earth for me to be than right here, encouraging those kids to play on,” says Jenn.

Many kudos to Jay and Joe at the Blues Foundation for creating such an all-around spectacular event! Best one yet!

Jenn Ocken Photography is excited to announce that several of her Documenting Blues photographs are currently on display at Tsunami at the top of Baton Rouge’s Shaw Center for the Arts. Everything from her windows and door displays to her custom designed, one of kind framed photographs will be on display and for sale until the end of February.

Thanks so much to Leah at Tsunami for her wonderful appreciation and support for the arts!

Ocken Photography Baton Rouge is proud to announce that both Marie Ross and Nikki Fuchs have entered the LSU juried student art show. Marie is OP Baton Rouge’s production director and Nikki is a new intern just starting this semester. Opening night is tomorrow, Feb 13th, from 6-8 pm, and winners will be announced at 7 pm. The show will remain up until March 5th at the LSU Student Union Gallery, Baton Rouge.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Below is a photo of Marie’s presentation. And Nikki’s Nude Study.

Maria Ross won 1st place in the LSU Student Art Show! Congratulations!

“The pictures were beautiful. Thank you so much for capturing so many wonderful details. The colors were spectacular. Thanks again and can’t wait to use you again at another proud moment in our lives.”

Thanks so much, Sasha and Kirk, for letting me show off your engagement portraits at the Baton Rouge Out of the Box Bridal event last Thursday. They made a great impression! Kirk owns Effeum Tattoo Shop on Government Street here in Baton Rouge.

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Bob and Chris were absolutely amazing! They are very flexible and quick to respond to emails. The pictures they take are stunning and capture the most intimate details. They are very personable. They made the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day so much fun. They went above and beyond to make sure the weekend was perfect. Their energy is awesome! They easily meshed with our families like they were apart it of from day one! I will definitely use Ocken Photography again! - Bailey

5.0/5.0 - Chris Ocken was our wedding photographer and wonderful to work with on our wedding day! He was very professional yet had a fun-loving personality and most importantly got some amazing shots!! We even had a mother that was a little demanding on how/where we should shoot photos and Chris handled her in a sweet but firm way. He captured all the great memories of our wedding - we LOVE all our photos and we would use him again! - Amber

5.0/5.0 - Chris and his assistant Mona were beyond amazing! Words cannot even begin to describe how well they handled our family! Everyone thought they were long time friends with us as how easily they interacted with everyone and how comfortable the made everyone feel. Chris and Mona did an AMAZING job of managing our crazy family (both my husband's family and my family consists of divorced and remarried parents (some of whom do not get along the best). He did a great job getting all our photos done so we could enjoy some time together even after pictures before the reception started. We are so happy to have found Chris. We intend to use his services as we grow our family to document our lives together through images! - Lauren